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Socio-demographic characteristics
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Counselling group
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Control group
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P
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n = 51
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n = 51
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n (%)
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n (%)
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|---|
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Age (Year)e
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46.6 (5.3)
|
47.2 (5)
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0.578a
|
|
Body Mass Index (kg\m2)e
|
28.7 (4.2)
|
21 (4.9)
|
0.460a
|
|
Marriage agee
|
20.5 (4)
|
21 (4.9)
|
0.540a
|
|
Level of Education
| | |
0.313b
|
|
Illiterate
|
4 (7.8)
|
5 (9.8)
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|
Primary school
|
12 (23.5)
|
5 (9.8)
| |
|
Secondary school
|
11 (21.6)
|
12 (23.5)
| |
|
High School
|
4 (7.8)
|
5 (9.8)
| |
|
Diploma
|
18 (35.3)
|
21 (41.2)
| |
|
University
|
2 (3.9)
|
3 (5.9)
| |
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Participant’s job
| | |
0.567c
|
|
Housewife
|
43 (84.3)
|
45 (88.2)
| |
|
Employed
|
8 (15.7)
|
6 (11.8)
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|
Number of children
| | |
0.897c
|
|
1–2
|
28 (54.9)
|
25 (50.0)
| |
|
3–5
|
20 (39.2)
|
22 (44.0)
| |
|
Higher than 5
|
3 (5.9)
|
3 (6.0)
| |
|
Marital status
| | |
1.000c
|
|
Single
|
3 (5.9)
|
4 (7.8)
| |
|
Married
|
48 (94.1)
|
47 (92.2)
| |
|
Husband’s job
| | |
0.611d
|
|
Employed
|
17 (34.0)
|
14 (28.0)
| |
|
Worker
|
6 (12.0)
|
6 (12.0)
| |
|
Shopkeeper
|
6 (12.0)
|
10 (20.0)
| |
|
Freelancer
|
15 (30.0)
|
8 (16.0)
| |
|
Other
|
6 (12.0)
|
12 (24.0)
| |
|
Spouse’s education level
| | |
0.689b
|
|
Illiterate
|
2 (4.0)
|
4 (7.8)
| |
|
Secondary school
|
8 (16.0)
|
4 (7.8)
| |
|
Secondary school
|
6 (12.0)
|
9 (17.6)
| |
|
High School
|
3 (6.0)
|
3 (5.9)
| |
|
Diploma
|
16 (32.0)
|
21 (42.2)
| |
|
University
|
15 (30.0)
|
10 (19.6)
| |
|
Family income
| | |
0.866b
|
|
Enough
|
6 (11.8)
|
10 (19.6)
| |
|
Quite enough
|
37 (72.5)
|
30 (58.8)
| |
|
Inadequate
|
8 (15.7)
|
11 (21.6)
| |
|
Religious meetings
| | |
1.000c
|
|
Yes
|
36 (70.6)
|
36 (70,6)
| |
|
No
|
15 (29.4)
|
15 (29.4)
| |
|
Marital Satisfaction
| | |
0.136c
|
|
Totally satisfied
|
11 (22.4)
|
18 (36.0)
| |
|
Fairly satisfied
|
28 (57.1)
|
26 (52.0)
| |
|
Dissatisfied
|
4 (8.2)
|
2 (4.0)
| |
|
No idea
|
6 (12.2)
|
4 (8.0)
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- The data were presented by number (percent) unless it has been shown with ethat indicate mean (Standard deviation)
- aIndependent t-test bChi-square by trend cFishers exact test dChi-square tes
